Legal & Regulatory

Non-disclosure of offshore online gaming winnings channeled through e-wallets falls foul of new anti-black money law says government

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in a circular dated 3rd September, 2015 (Circular 15/2015) clarified that winnings from…

Rummy for stakes final order: Mahalakshmi Cultural Association acquitted by trial court, petition withdrawn in SC

The Supreme Court in its order dated 18th August allowed rummy club Mahalakshmi Cultural Association to withdraw its Special Leave…

Lawyers have the last laugh as SC declines to entertain online rummy companies petition, to pass final order on offline rummy next week

In an interesting turn of events, a Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan Lokur and SA Bobde declined to adjudicate on…

High stakes Mahalakshmi rummy matter heard by SC for 4 hours, judgment likely in few days

A new Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Madan Lokur and SA Bobde heard the Mahalakshmi Cultural Association ("rummy for stakes")…

Understanding the legality of penny auctions- Guest post by Sourya Banerjee

[In this post, Sourya Banerjee, student of Faculty of Law, IFHE Hyderabad discusses the legality of penny auctions and whether…

Breaking news: Sikkim assembly passes the Online Gaming Amendment Bill 2015+ CM announces no locals policy for casinos [with latest updates]

As reported earlier  Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling introduced the Sikkim Online Gaming (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2015 in the legislative assembly…

Delhi district court says cricket betting is not illegal; path-breaking order may change the Indian gaming industry forever

The Delhi sessions court at Patiala House predictably discharged cricketer S Sreesanth and 35 others in what is popularly known…

UPDATE: Nagaland skill games Bill sent to select committee by legislative assembly; committee to submit report in 3 months

The Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Bill, 2015 was referred to a five…

Local publications fail to understand significance of Nagaland Online Skill Games Bill, raise concerns based on misconceptions

Some regional publications including a recent opinion piece in Nagaland Post titled ‘Online gaming: skills and chance’, indicate that the…

SC appointed black money SIT suggests stricter anti-betting regulations, Karnataka to bring new law against betting soon

There were two important updates concerning the gaming industry yesterday. Both measures can be seen as regressive measures for the…